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Hung by the Elves.

The Best Christmas Light Installation in Calgary

Custom globe rooflines and tree wraps, hung by our family-run Elves. Rated 5.0 on Google.

Early bird access closes Thanksgiving Monday.

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The same sample house in the evening with warm white Christmas lights on the roofline
A sample house by day, before lights
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Meet the Elves.

The Light Elves is a family-run Calgary company that does one thing: holiday lighting. Our Elves design a display for your home, custom-build the lights, hang every strand, and come back in spring to take it all down.

  • Family-run, right here in Calgary
  • Proudly Canadian. We support local Canadian business
  • Lights from a Canadian lighting supplier, custom-built for your home
  • 15+ years of experience
Snowy two-storey home outlined in cool white lights along every gable
Deciduous tree with every branch wrapped in warm white mini lights, above a garden at night
15+years of experience

The traditional Christmas look, upscaled.

G30 globe bulbs on custom-built E17 strands, made for your roofline and hung by our Elves. Box-store kits come with a pattern someone else picked. Ours start with your house.

Two-storey stone home with warm white lights along every roofline and three lit gables, beside a spruce wrapped in multicolour lights, on a snowy night
Warm white roofline
Two-storey home with alternating red and green bulbs along every gable and roofline above a double garage at night
Red and green roofline pattern
  • UV-protected G30 globes

    They don't yellow, shatter or crack as easily, and they keep their clarity season after season.

  • Professionally installed

    Perfectly aligned and straight, for a polished roofline from the street.

  • Custom-built E17 strands

    Built to fit your roofline, on white or black wire to blend with your trim.

  • Your colours, your pattern

    Every colour combination and pattern is designed for your home, not preset in a box.

Pick your colours and your wire.

Tap up to six colours for your pattern, and choose black or white wire to blend with your trim. We build your strands to match.

Red, Green, Blue, Gold on black wire

Your pattern · repeats along your roofline, tap one to remove it

Add a colour (up to 6)

Wire colour

Or start from an idea

We build your strands to this pattern and fit them to your roofline.

Tree wraps are our signature.

Professional 5 mm contractor-grade mini lights, with a twinkle option. Four kinds of tree, each wrapped the way that suits it.

Quoted from a photo of your tree. Every tree is a different size and shape, so send one of each with someone standing next to it for scale.

Trim first? Our ISA-certified arborist can shape your trees before we light them.

What our Elves light

Large home with warm white lights tracing every gable and dormer at dusk, above a snowy field
Warm white along every gable and dormer

Rooflines

Rooflines that glow

  • Two-storey
  • Bungalow
  • Custom colours

We build every strand for your home: E17 wire cut to the length of each roofline, fitted with G30 globes in the colours you pick. Then our Elves hang each run straight and even, from the garage to the highest peak.

  • UV-protected G30 globes
  • Professionally installed
  • Custom-built E17 strands
Tall spruce wrapped in multicolour mini lights beside a home, with a warm white branch-wrapped tree on the left
A branch-wrapped tree and a multicolour spruce

Tree wraps

Trees, wrapped right

  • Branch wrap
  • Globe wrap
  • Evergreen

Our Elves wrap each tree the way its shape suits, in professional 5 mm contractor-grade mini lights: branch by branch, around a full canopy, or from base to tip on spruce and pine. Pick a steady glow or a twinkle.

  • Professional 5 mm contractor-grade mini lights
  • A steady glow, or a twinkle option
  • Branch, globe, columnar and evergreen wraps
Bungalow with multicolour bulbs along the roofline and gables between two spruces wrapped in multicolour lights
Multicolour along the roofline and gables

Takedown

Taken down in spring

  • Takedown included
  • You pick the month
  • Weather permitting

Every seasonal install includes the takedown. Enjoy your lights all season, unplug them whenever you're done, and our Elves come back to take them down once the weather allows, January to about April 1. Pick your month when you book.

  • Included with every seasonal install
  • Your preferred month, January to about April 1
  • Unplug them whenever you're done

5.0 on Google · 61 reviews

Calgary says it better than we can.

Read all our reviews on Google(opens Google)

Featured review

“The installers took pride in their work and the finished outcome is great. Pleasant people! Seven stars out of five.”

B J. Google review
Three-storey home with warm white lights along the roofline and balcony, beside a tree filled with warm white lights, on a snowy evening

Lit by The Light Elves

  • Tree lighting

    “Light Elves were fantastic. They decorated our 60' spruce tree beautifully, lighting up our neighborhood! They were prompt and pleasant to deal with and we couldn't be happier with their work.”

    Richard B.Google review
  • Tree lighting

    “Service = beyond excellent! Product = the highest quality lights are stunning!! Creativity = brilliantly imaginative!!! We LOVE our holiday tree so much.”

    Ange V.Local Guide on Google
  • Permanent lights

    “After my husbands trip to the hospital trying to install the Govee light system it was the Light Elves who came to our rescue. Service was excellent, they continuously kept us updated and our installer took great care to tie up all loose ends. Job well done!”

    Kay M.Google review
  • Home lights

    “Jamie was extremely helpful and patient as we decided on our pattern for the lights. The install went smoothly and the lights have exceeded our expectations.”

    Caitlin B.Google review
  • Business

    “So happy that we decided to use The Light Elves for our project at the restaurant I manage. Jamie is easy to work with, knowledgeable and ensures you have all the information you need to make an informed decision. I've seen their work around the city and its the best you will find.”

    J S.Local Guide on Google
  • Tree lighting

    “The Light Elves truly lived up to their name! They took our tree, and turned it into something that really brings us joy, light, and happiness everytime we look out our window.”

    Blake G.Google review
  • Home lights

    “The people showed up on time ready to do the job. They were quick, friendly and efficient and very easy to deal with. They are very fair, the final price came in under the original quote.”

    Ken K.Google review
  • Permanent lights

    “Installers did a great job installing Govee outdoor lights. I was a few feet short and they even installed some extra they had leftover so that it looked perfect. Highly recommend them!”

    Morgan T.Local Guide on Google
  • Business

    “Our Homeowners Association was looking for a new installer for our Xmas light display - and The Light Elves sorted our tangled lights and gave us a beautiful display. Highly recommended!”

    Greg W.Local Guide on Google
  • Home lights

    “The Light Elves did a wonderful job on our Christmas lights. They are very professional and are very detail oriented. We have had so many compliments from our neighbours since they installed the lights.”

    Natalie M.Google review
  • Tree lighting

    “Our install was professionally done and looks amazing on our 70’ tree. Our neighbors love it as well! Thank you.”

    David P.Google review
  • Permanent lights

    “It was a bit of a miracle they fit me in the same day the Govee Pro permanent lights arrived. Jamie was great with the arrangements and Lloyd was great with the install. I would so use The Light Elves again.”

    Sylvia B.Google review
  • Home lights

    “The customer service was amazing and everything was simple to organize from afar.”

    Atlee M.Google review
  • Tree lighting

    “The Light Elves did an amazing job hanging Christmas lights in our giant tree! It is super pretty and will be enjoyed by the whole neighbourhood! We chose the twinkle lights and they make it even more wonderful.”

    Nicole H.Google review
  • Home lights

    “We are very happy with the service - the lights look great! Jamie and her team were a pleasure to deal with: prompt and responsive to inquiries, and very helpful with making sure the result looks good.”

    Kevin L.Google review

Lit by the Elves, all over Calgary.

Peak season is booking now.

Peak-season installs run November to mid-December, and the calendar fills quickly, so request your estimate soon. Takedowns run January to about April 1, weather permitting.

Early bird access closes Thanksgiving Monday.

Good questions before you book.

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Still have a question? Call us, we're happy to help.

  • When should I book Christmas light installation in Calgary?

    Book as early as you can: in Calgary, booking opens in September, and Early Bird installs run mid-September to the end of October. Early is better for the lights, the weather is generally better for installing, and you can leave them unplugged until you want them on. Peak season runs November to mid-December. Waiting for November? Pricing is higher in peak season, and the cold is harder on the strands. Early bird access closes Thanksgiving Monday.

  • How much does Christmas light installation cost in Calgary?

    In Calgary, our seasonal Christmas light installation is $7/ft of roofline in your first year, then $2/ft each year after to reinstall the same lights, with a $250 minimum installation charge and takedown in spring at 40% of the installation amount. The first-year rate is $5/ft for the lights we custom-build for your home, which you keep, plus $2/ft to install them, so returning years cost much less. Each roofline break or dormer adds a one-time $17 extension cord, and trees are quoted from a photo of your tree. Your final quote comes after the Elves review your home on Google Street View and your photos, using these same rates.

  • What lights do you use?

    For houses, G30 globe bulbs on custom-built E17 strands, on white or black wire. G30s are UV protected, so they don't yellow, shatter or crack as easily, and they keep their clarity. For trees, professional 5 mm contractor-grade mini lights, with a twinkle option. We buy them from a Canadian lighting supplier.

  • Can I choose my own colours?

    Yes. Every colour combination and pattern is designed for your home, unlike box-store systems with predetermined patterns. Tell us what you love when you request your estimate, and our Elves will help you design it.

  • When do you take Christmas lights down?

    You pick a preferred takedown month (January, February, March, or the end of March / early April), not an appointment. Takedowns are weather dependent. Removing strands in extreme cold can crack the wire and plastic, so our Elves wait for suitable conditions. Unplug your lights whenever you're done enjoying them. Our Elves remove them once conditions are right.

  • What does the warranty cover?

    Contractor-grade lights from The Light Elves are fully warrantied for 5 years when you use our seasonal setup and takedown service. Our full fix-up service applies only to The Light Elves' contractor-grade lights. Warranty touch-ups must be reported before December 20.

Two-storey home with warm white bulbs along every roofline and garland on the porch railings, at sunset in the snow

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